Endangerment of Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal in the Environment

Authors

  • Mahendran C.1, Midhun Kumar G.H.2, Parimala K.3, Shanmuga Priyan4

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.2192

Keywords:

Pharmaceutical waste, chemical industry, environment, pollution, pollutants.

Abstract

Disposal of pharmaceutical wastes in the environment leads to many losses and causes damage to the
ecosystem. Plants, animals and human beings are put in endangerment due to the medicines and injections
disposed in the environment. Toxic chemicals and substances exposed to the public nearby places causes
many diseases such as respiratory syndromes and cancers skin infections and genetic disorders. Disposal
in marine area pollutes the living atmosphere of aquatic organisms affects the ecosystem in unexpected
ways. Considering this, environmental department should take effective precautions to protect and ensure
the safety and peaceful living of beings in the environment. In this the article pollutants, toxic chemicals
scavenged in the environment by the pharmaceutical industry, which has many adverse effects to the safety
and a clean environment are discussed.

Author Biography

  • Mahendran C.1, Midhun Kumar G.H.2, Parimala K.3, Shanmuga Priyan4

    1Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research
    Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India, 2Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine,
    Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India, 3Professor
    & HOD, Department of Pharmacology, Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Enathur,
    Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India, 2Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Meenakshi Medical College
    Hospital and Research Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India

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Published

2020-11-18

How to Cite

Endangerment of Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal in the Environment. (2020). Medico Legal Update, 20(4), 2324-2327. https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.2192